Electric Light Orchestra – Time (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1981
- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
-
Time is an LP by Electric Light Orchestra from 1981 released on the Jet Records label.
About this album
Time is a sharply conceived sci-fi concept album that finds Electric Light Orchestra turning glossy pop into a futuristic narrative. Released in 1981, it marked a more electronic phase for Jeff Lynne’s band, blending symphonic rock textures with synth-led arrangements and polished hooks. Songs such as Twilight, Ticket to the Moon and Hold On Tight helped define the record’s emotional range, balancing nostalgia, romance and technological unease. Built around Lynne’s melodic instincts and studio control, the album became one of ELO’s most distinctive late-period statements and a key example of early-1980s pop-rock futurism.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Electric Light OrchestraLabel: Jet Records – JT 6027Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Symphonic Rock, Synth-PopA1 Prologue
A2 Twilight
A3 Yours Truly, 2095
A4 Ticket To The Moon
A5 The Way Life'S Meant To Be
A6 Another Heart Breaks
B1 Rain Is Falling
B2 From The End Of The World
B3 The Lights Go Down
B4 Here Is The News
B5 21St Century Man
B6 Hold On Tight
B7 Epilogue
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
-
Time is an LP by Electric Light Orchestra from 1981 released on the Jet Records label.
About this album
Time is a sharply conceived sci-fi concept album that finds Electric Light Orchestra turning glossy pop into a futuristic narrative. Released in 1981, it marked a more electronic phase for Jeff Lynne’s band, blending symphonic rock textures with synth-led arrangements and polished hooks. Songs such as Twilight, Ticket to the Moon and Hold On Tight helped define the record’s emotional range, balancing nostalgia, romance and technological unease. Built around Lynne’s melodic instincts and studio control, the album became one of ELO’s most distinctive late-period statements and a key example of early-1980s pop-rock futurism.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Electric Light OrchestraLabel: Jet Records – JT 6027Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Symphonic Rock, Synth-PopA1 Prologue
A2 Twilight
A3 Yours Truly, 2095
A4 Ticket To The Moon
A5 The Way Life'S Meant To Be
A6 Another Heart Breaks
B1 Rain Is Falling
B2 From The End Of The World
B3 The Lights Go Down
B4 Here Is The News
B5 21St Century Man
B6 Hold On Tight
B7 Epilogue
